Conveying apparatus



:i L. STUART: CONVEYING PFARYl-US.4 APPLICAUON FILED AUC-L15, 1919. I ,34.6,990. Patente July 20, 1920.

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F. L. STUART. CONVEYING APPARATUS APPLICATION FILE-D AUG. I5, 1919.

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d. 5. I BYHISYATTORNEFM F. L. STUART. CONVEYING APPARATUS. APPLICATION 11u-:D AuG.15. 1919.

Patented July 20, 1920.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3 "Qrig. s is a sra FRANCS LEE S'llUft'l7 OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CONVEYING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 15, 1919. Serial No. 317.680.

To all whom it 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, FnANcisLnii STUART, a citizen of the United States. residing in e'w York city, county and State 'of New York, have invented certain new and usefu'l improvements in Conveying Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to apparatus for conveying material such as coal or ore from bins or other similar places of storage .to barges, cars, or other conveyers or receivers, and particularly to a storage system in which a series of bins is employed to store material and supply it-to pparatus which' delivers it to barges or ot er carriei's adjacent the bins. I

The particular object of my present invention isao provide means whereby a single delivery apparatus may transfer and deliver material without breakage from a long series of bins to barges or other carriers located at various places adjacent the series of bins.

In carrying out my I a series of bins having Asuitably controlled gates7 and on a, track iunning parallel with the bins I support an apparatus which re- -ceives material from the bins and delivers it to carriers. The apparatusI as a whole is lmovable on the track so as to receive from any one of the bins in theseries, and it is so constructed that it may receive and deliverin any desired vertical or horizontal plane to -accommodate particular conditions.

y.lin the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows diagrammati'cally an end elevation of apparatus'embodying my improvements.

Fig. 2 is a plan view side elevation of the apparatus, .showing its relation with the lbins and of the apparatus shown in Fig.

Y indicating, by dotted'lines, various adir-istinents of the receiving and delivering parts of the apparatus.

Fig". 4 is a plan view Fig. 3.

F.ig. 'is a sideelevation of paftof the mechof combined re- -fcivi-ng and delivering apparatus wherein provision ismade for adjusting the con- -veyers longitudinally or endwise and also about vertical and horizontal axes.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of part of the mechanisin shown in Fig. 5.

Figs. 7 and 8 are on an enlarged scale.

Fig. T illustrates in section details of the mechanism shown in F 5 and G.

,'Fig. -S shows a vertical section on the line 8 8 of Fig. 7.

Referring to Figs. l and 2, which show the apparatus diagrammatically, .A indifcates a series of bins having hopper bottoms a and mounted on supporting frames a which hold the bins in elevated positions. B indicates a track on the pier C at the foot of the bins and parallel with the series. Un this track is supported my improved receiving and delivering apparatus in general comprising a truck D` a delivery conveyer E, anda conveyor F which receives material from the bins and transfer it to the delivery conveyer which deposits the imiterial on barges X oi other carriers. lt will be understood that each bin or hopper is provided with a suitably controlled gate and by moving the apparatus on the track B to a position opposite any one of the bins niaterial may be taken therefrom and delivered invention, I provide\to the barge lying alongside the pier or to cars on adjacent tracks. ltwill be observe/.l Athat the receiving convbyer F is so mounted. that it may be niovedaway from the supporting structure of the bins when it is desired to shift the apparatus from one bin to another. It will also be observed that the delivery conveyor is so mounted that it niaydeliver in any plane to trim or properly load a carrier and to prevent breakage Qfjthe material by long falls thereof.

Figs. 3 and i show the apparatus more in detail. As there shown, the delivery conveyerll comprises a boom" c, in which mounted a ronveyer belt e', operated by a motor c2. The boom is mounted to turn about a horizontal axis in a frame H. on a turntable J.; supported by the truck D. K indicates a iiiotoiffor turningdhe conveyer li about a vertiealipaxis, and Khfmotor for turning it about\ a l-iorizontal axis. K2

" shows motors for driving the truck.

The receivingroiiveyer F\roinprises a casing f withinjvhich is mounted a conveyei belt j. Thje easing is supported on a frame L, niouiiteon a turntable M. on top of the frame lflu iiieh supports the delivery conveyer,\Th`e casing is adjustable eiidwise in theffiaine L on rollers in the manner indicated by dotted lines so that it may be withdrawn'@rom the supporting structure of the bins when it is desired to shift the 35 shown-in Figs. 5 to 8 are similar to those apparatus from one bin to another. lfVhen in operating position theconveyer F rejj the delivery conveyer E.-

ceives material from a bin and delivers it through a suitable hopper N tothe delivery conveyer E which deposits it wherever re-v quired. Y

It will be observed that there is a turntable between the tivo conveye'rs E and* F so that one may be turned abouta vertical axis Without moving the other. AThis is an important feature inasmuch as the receiving conveyer should not be turned when receiv! ing material from a bin.' The receiving conveyer may, however, be turned about a vertical axis in the manner indicated in Fig. 2

so as to .clearthe bin structure and the dej livery conveyer E, as before stated, may be turned about vertical and horizontal 'axes todeliverto any part of a boat or other carrier-With a minimum amount of fall for the material and thus avoid undue breakage.

The receiving conveyer maybe independ- `ently operated by any suitable motor mechanism. l

Figs.. 5 and6 show a modified form ofthe apparatus in which provision is made for giving to the deliveryconveyer a longitudii nal or endwise adjustment in addition to its adjustment about vertical and horizontal axes and to the receiving conveyer adjustment both endwise'and about vertical and horizontal axes. l

Figs. 7 and 8 show-on an enlarged scale details of the apparatus illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. Someparts of the mechanism vthe frame moves With the turntable .Jv about a vertical axis. In this Way the delivery conveyer may be adjusted 'to any desired extent longitudinally andv about vertical and horizontal axes to receive and deliver in any desired plane.

'The receiving conveyer F- is mounted `in a cradle R, pivoted at 7 to a frame S to turn about a horizontal axis, and the frame S is supported on the turntable -M, and turns about a vertical axis.. The conveyer F may be moved longitudinally in the cradle by means of a motor T and the cradle may be moved about its horizontal axis 'r by a .motor U. The frame S is moved about a vertical axis by a motor u.

The conveyer belt V' of the receiving vconveyer receives material from a chute a2 connected with the hopper a of a bin and provided ivitli a gate (z3. The belt V is formed with a tripper yv and passes over rollers fu, o2 which are driven by av motor V. The tripper delivers to a hopper W lWhich connects with tivo chutes lVf, Fin turn deliv-A ering'to a hopper Y Which discharges onto An apparatus tlius constructed is capable of all the adjustments required in various conditions. The apparatus as a whole can be moved from one binI to another throughout the series so .as to receive material from' bins containing material or to deliver toA barges or` other carriers located at'any point Within range of the bins. The receiving conveyer may be moved into receiving'posi-I tion under various gates and may be Withdrawn from the bin-supporting structure so that the apparatus may be` moved along'the trackl Without obstruction. The receiving conveyer may be. also adjusted about both vertical and horizontal axes to any desired extent', and Athese operations may be per-y formed 'by motor mechanism mountedon the apparatus.

The delivery conveyer is also constructed to have .all the required adjustments. It may be adjusted endwise or crossivise of the track so as to deliver material to barges or 90 carriers located at varying distances from the track and also .to trim or load different parts of a` vessel or carrier being loaded. In like manner its delivery-nd may be ad justed vertically so as tol deliverv material close to the receiver and thus preventbreakv age by a long fall. Furthermore, it may be kadjusted lin a horizontal plane so. as to load or trim different parts of the carrier.

lVhile I have shown and described a simple and eliicient apparatus embodying l my improvements it Will be understood that some parts of my invention may be einbodied in apparatus differing in details of construction from those shown and above described. The subject matter of my in- 'vention deemed novel iS deined in the claims. i

I claim as my invention f l. The combination with a series'oi1 bins, 110 of a truck mounted to move from bin to bin, a'boom conveyer mounted on the truck to turn about botli verticaland horizontal axes and which discharges material at its end remote from the truck in any desired vertical or horizontal plane, an' endivise adjustable belt. `conveyer receivingmaterial from the bins, and dischargingv onto the boom conveyer,L and a frame in which said belt conveyer-'is mounted and .which is sup- 120 ported by the truck above a receiving portion of the boom conveyer above the truck and remotely located from the outer or dischar ing end of the boom.

2. he combination With a series of bins, of atruck mounted to move from bin to bin, a boom conveyer mounted .on the truck to turn about both vertical and horizontal'axes and Which discharges material at its end remote from the truck in any desired vertical or horizontal plane, an endwise adjustable belt conveyer receiving material from the bins and discharging, onto the boom conveyer, and a frame in which said belt is mounted and which is supported by the truck above a receiving portion of the boom conveyer remote from its discharge end and which is mounted to move about both vertical and horizontal axes.

3. The combination'with a series ot bins, of a truck mounted to -move from bin to bin, a boom conveyer mounted on the truck to turn about both vertical and horizontal axes and discharging at its outer end, an endwise adjustable conveyer, a frame in which it is mounted and which is supported by the truck .above the boom conveyer, said endwise adjustable conveyer being constructed to deliver to the boom conveyer in a 4fixed vertical plane relatively tothe supporting truck substantially as described.

4C. The combination of a truck, a turntable thereon, a frame mounted on the turntable, a boom conveyer mounted in said frame to turn about ahoriZontal-axis, means for adjusting said boom conveyer endwise in the frame, a turntable on said frame, a receiving conveyer provided with a tripper delivering to the boom conveyer, and-means for supporting said receiving conveyer on said last mentioned turntable.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto subscribed my name.

FRANCIS LEE STUART. 

